History PlayingWith / BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon

** [[MajorlyAwesome Maj.]] R. T. Tropesmann uses a sleek, easily concealable (yet no doubt powerful) machine pistol.

** PFC C.T. Finnigan uses a [[MoreDakka standard issue assault rifle with an overclock feature and a 50 round drum magazine]].

** PFC C.T. Finnigan switches to his rocket launcher when they bring in armored vehicles and continues to use it even after he's destroyed the armored vehicles.

* '''Invoked''': In the kingdom's military, all men over a certain height (that being 6'3" or 1.9 m) and with a certain weight (about 190 lbs or 84.36 kg) get mandatory mace / axe / polearm / claymore training.

** PFC C.T. Finnigan uses a sniper rifle, which has the sleekness of being long-range while still having the devastating power capable of [[AntiArmor tearing through armor]].

* '''Zigzagged''': Clay uses a claymore, which has the elegance of a sword while still having the power and directness of an axe.

** Clay may usually been seen with an club, but he's actually a MultiMeleeMaster with training in other weapons.

** Clay wears a sword on his belt to make people think he's a MultiMeleeMaster, but sticks to his club because he doesn't actually have any swordsmanship training.

* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz recognises that Bob is UnskilledButStrong because of his weapon, and so sends StrongAndSkilled fighters after him.
* '''Defied''': "Oh? So just 'cus I'm big an' muscular means I'm some complete neanderthal? I've studied swordsmanship fer YEARS, thank you very much!"

* '''Exaggerated''': Clay, [[OurGiantsAreBigger the biggest character in the work]], wields a [[SavageSpikedWeapons spiked maul]] that's even bigger than he is.

** PFC C.T. Finnigan, TheBigGuy of TheSquad, wields a {{shotgun|sarejustbetter}}, [[MoreDakka Squad Automatic Weapon]], or [[{{BFG}} Rocket Launcher]] as his primary, and a HandCannon as his secondary.

* '''Straight''': Clay, TheBigGuy, who stands at nearly 7 feet in height, uses a large and unwieldy two-handed weapon, either an axe, a club, or even a two handed sword.

* '''Straight''': Bob, TheBigGuy, who stands at nearly 8 feet in height, uses a large and unwieldy two-handed weapon, either an axe, a club, or even a two handed sword.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob, [[OurGiantsAreBigger the biggest character in the work]], wields a [[SavageSpikedWeapons spiked maul]] that's even bigger than he is.

** Bob is well around 6 and a half feet in height, and even if there are others who tower over him, he's very wide and muscular and wields a claymore he can easily managed with one hand.
** Thuggish Character, Thuggish Weapon: FatBastard Bob is the [[TheBrute tall, intimidating, mafia enforcer]] who uses a pair of brass knuckles as his go-to weapon.

** Bob was never formally trained in more refined weaponry like swords, and so chooses a much cruder mace for ease of use.
** Bob is hardly the wealthiest individual (working as a lumberjack) and can't afford to spend too much on weapon maintenance, and so uses an axe since it's not as expensive to maintain as a sword.
** Bob was a peasant who's forced to fight for one reason or another, and the club was the best he could find.

** Bob is a lithe MasterSwordsman.

** Bob is a big, muscular man who wields a SinisterShiv.

** Despite his large frame and straightforward weapon, Bob is actually a GeniusBruiser.
** Bob may usually been seen with an club, but he's actually a MultiMeleeMaster with training in other weapons.

** Bob is in fact DumbMuscle, who's mistaken for a genius by those around him.
** Bob wears a sword on his belt to make people think he's a MultiMeleeMaster, but sticks to his club because he doesn't actually have any swordsmanship training.

* '''Zigzagged''': Bob uses a claymore, which has the elegance of a sword while still having the power and directness of an axe.

* '''Defied''': "Oh? So just because I'm big and muscular means I'm some complete neanderthal? I've studied swordsmanship for years, thank you very much!"

** While Bob may be incredibly strong and wields a powerful weapon, he ends up being easy pickings for WeakButSkilled and StrongAndSkilled fighters with more refined and flexible weaponry.
** Bob may not be losing a melee fight anytime soon, but his opponent is a LongRangeCombatant and can kill him before he can get close to them.

** Bob recognises this weakness, and so goes through rigorous to become so strong that skill becomes much less of a factor in defeating him.
*** Alternatively, Bob wisens up and develops a martial art based around patience and timing as well as dodging and avoiding attacks, since hurling around such a heavy and direct weapon while stationary is so tough, while moving around and using the momentum and the weight gained will deal more damage without the cost of getting hit.
** Bob simply throws his weapon directly at them.

* '''Invoked''': In the kingdom military, all men over a certain height (that being 6'3" or 1.9 m) and with a certain weight (about 190 lbs or 84.36 kg) get mandatory mace / axe / polearm / claymore training.

** The creator wants to keep the WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief, but also wants a relatable peasant protagonist who isn't immoral enough to be a thief, so they couldn't just give the peasant a sword without any feasible or moral reason on how they obtained it. They instead look to the surroundings and pick out the most combat effective weapon available, while giving the protagonist the personality of a direct, straightforward, and generally pragmatic fighter while still being an overall agreeable person.

%%* '''Discussed''':
%%* '''Conversed''':

%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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** Bob is a big, muscular man who wields a [[ImprobableWeaponUser butter knife]].

* '''Invoked''': In the kingdom military, all men over a certain height and with a certain muscle-mass get mandatory mace / axe / halberd training.

* '''Straight''': Bob, TheBigGuy, who stands at nearly 8 feet in height, uses a large and wieldy two-handed weapon, either an axe, a club, or even a two handed sword.

* '''Inverted''': Bob is a lithe MasterSwordsman.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob is well around 6 and a half feet in height, and even if there are others who tower over him, he's very wide and muscular and wields a claymore he can easily managed with one hand.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob is well around 6 and a half feet in height, and even if there are o he's very muscular and wields a claymore he can easily managed with one hand.

* '''Enforced''': The creator wants to keep the WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief, but also wants a relatable peasant character who isn't immoral enough to be a thief, so they couldn't just give the peasant a sword without any feasible or moral reason on how they obtained it. They instead look to the surroundings and pick out the most combat effective weapon available.

* '''Straight''': Bob is a big, muscular man who wields an axe.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is the largest man alive who wields an axe that's even bigger than he is.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is hardly the tallest individual, but he's very muscular and wields an axe he can easily managed with one hand.

** Bob was never formally trained in more refined weaponry like swords, and so chooses the axe for ease of use.
** Bob is hardly the wealthiest individual and can't afford to spend too much on weapon maintenance, and so uses an axes since it's not as expensive to maintain as a sword.
** Bob was a peasant who's forced to fight for one reason or another, and the axe was the best he could manage.

** Bob may usually been seen with an axe, but he's actually a MultiMeleeMaster with training in other weapons.

** Bob wears a sword on his belt to make people think he's a MultiMeleeMaster, but sticks to his axe because he doesn't actually have any swordsmanship training.
* '''Averted''': Everyone in the series acts in a civilised manner and wield more elegant weaponry likes swords and spears, with no axes or clubs in sight.
%%* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Figures a guy that big would use an axe."
* '''Invoked''': In the kingdom military, all men over a certain height and with a certain muscle-mass get mandatory axe training.

* '''Defied''': "Oh? So just because I'm big and muscular means I'm some axe swinging moron? I've studied swordsmanship for years, thank you very much!"

*** Alternatively, Bob wisens up and develops and axe-based martial art.
** Bob simply gets a throwing axe to use against them.

** Bob is a small, friendly goofball who wields an axe.
** Bob is a big, muscular man who wields a butter knife.